Wednesday, 26 December 2012

Norwich City v Chelsea: Will the Canaries be gr-8 against the Blues?

Norwich City's unbeaten run came to an end against West Brom on Saturday and today they take on a Chelsea side that just spanked eight goals past Aston Villa. Can the Canaries bring the Blues back to earth or will Rafa Benitez give Chris Hughton's men a real stuffing?

Chelsea were on a different planet against Villa. They looked like they were going to score with every attack. Even Fernando Torres found the back of the net! But Norwich City will give Chelsea a much sterner test. The one thing Chris Hughton has worked on since they last played the Blues is their defence. Norwich lost 4-1 at the Bridge but that proved to be the turning point of their season as they went on an unbeaten run.

Norwich haven't beaten Chelsea since December 1994 when Ashley Ward (2) and Jamie Cureton scored in a 3-0 win. They may not suffer the same embarrassment as Villa, but Norwich may suffer the same fate in getting beat.

Norwich City v Chelsea; Kick Off 3pm December 26 2012

Prediction Panel

Arsenal

Josh Ben Moshe

3

V

3

Aston Villa

Frank Pattison

1

V

1

Chelsea

Joe Tyler

TBA

V

TBA

Everton

Chris Goodwin

0

V

3

Fulham

Neil Springate

1

V

3

Liverpool

Dave Disciascio

0

V

2

Man City

Callum Rothwell

0

V

2

Man United

Alex Richert

1

V

2

Newcastle

Greg Hall

1

V

0

Norwich

Sue Read

1

V

1

QPR

John Jaycock

1

V

1

Reading

Jon Keen

TBA

V

TBA

Southampton

Andy Saunders

2

V

1

Stoke City

Jack Heaney

TBA

V

TBA

Sunderland

Tony Ratton

2

V

2

Swansea

Jim Barry

2

V

1

Spurs

Adam Crawford

TBA

V

TBA

West Brom

Andy Wakeman

1

V

1

West Ham

Matt Beeby

1

V

2

Wigan

Jimmy Shine

1

V

2

OUR EXPERTS

Writer

Colin Illingworth

1

V

3

Writer

Steve Coulter

1

V

1

Writer

Hugh Larkin

1

V

1

Writer

Mitch Waddon

1

V

0

Writer

Chris Pettitt

0

V

2

Writer

Sarshar Hosseinnia

0

V

2

Blackburn fan

Terry Kennedy

2

V

2

Bolton fan

David Blackburn

1

V

2

Boro fan

Sue Gardener

1

V

2

Pompey fan

Dan Taylor

1

V

1

Pompey fan

Peter Rendle

0

V

2

West Ham fan

Nigel Telfer

1

V

0

Wolves fan

Chris Cox

0

V

2

Editor

Antony Melvin

0

V

0

Panel Verdict

Away win.

Home: 5; Draw: 11; Away: 14. TBA 4.

* Do we have it right or do you know better? We’d
love to hear from you.

Comments

Norwich City v Chelsea: Will the Canaries be gr-8 against the Blues?

Norwich City's unbeaten run came to an end against West Brom on Saturday and today they take on a Chelsea side that just spanked eight goals past Aston Villa. Can the Canaries bring the Blues back to earth or will Rafa Benitez give Chris Hughton's men a real stuffing?

Chelsea were on a different planet against Villa. They looked like they were going to score with every attack. Even Fernando Torres found the back of the net! But Norwich City will give Chelsea a much sterner test. The one thing Chris Hughton has worked on since they last played the Blues is their defence. Norwich lost 4-1 at the Bridge but that proved to be the turning point of their season as they went on an unbeaten run.

Norwich haven't beaten Chelsea since December 1994 when Ashley Ward (2) and Jamie Cureton scored in a 3-0 win. They may not suffer the same embarrassment as Villa, but Norwich may suffer the same fate in getting beat.

Norwich City v Chelsea; Kick Off 3pm December 26 2012

Prediction Panel

Arsenal

Josh Ben Moshe

3

V

3

Aston Villa

Frank Pattison

1

V

1

Chelsea

Joe Tyler

TBA

V

TBA

Everton

Chris Goodwin

0

V

3

Fulham

Neil Springate

1

V

3

Liverpool

Dave Disciascio

0

V

2

Man City

Callum Rothwell

0

V

2

Man United

Alex Richert

1

V

2

Newcastle

Greg Hall

1

V

0

Norwich

Sue Read

1

V

1

QPR

John Jaycock

1

V

1

Reading

Jon Keen

TBA

V

TBA

Southampton

Andy Saunders

2

V

1

Stoke City

Jack Heaney

TBA

V

TBA

Sunderland

Tony Ratton

2

V

2

Swansea

Jim Barry

2

V

1

Spurs

Adam Crawford

TBA

V

TBA

West Brom

Andy Wakeman

1

V

1

West Ham

Matt Beeby

1

V

2

Wigan

Jimmy Shine

1

V

2

OUR EXPERTS

Writer

Colin Illingworth

1

V

3

Writer

Steve Coulter

1

V

1

Writer

Hugh Larkin

1

V

1

Writer

Mitch Waddon

1

V

0

Writer

Chris Pettitt

0

V

2

Writer

Sarshar Hosseinnia

0

V

2

Blackburn fan

Terry Kennedy

2

V

2

Bolton fan

David Blackburn

1

V

2

Boro fan

Sue Gardener

1

V

2

Pompey fan

Dan Taylor

1

V

1

Pompey fan

Peter Rendle

0

V

2

West Ham fan

Nigel Telfer

1

V

0

Wolves fan

Chris Cox

0

V

2

Editor

Antony Melvin

0

V

0

Panel Verdict

Away win.

Home: 5; Draw: 11; Away: 14. TBA 4.

* Do we have it right or do you know better? We’d
love to hear from you.